17 September 2006

Conspiracy Is A Warm Fluffy Bed

Israeli-US plot behind pope's remarks: Iran hardline press (AFP, 9/17/06)
Iranian hardline newspapers said there were signs of an Israeli-US plot behind remarks by Pope Benedict XVI that linked Islam to violence and created a wave of anger across the Muslim world.
Life must be such a delight when everything that happens can be fit into one coherent world view. "Down with randomness" is the cri de coeur of the conspiracy theorist.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Isn't that what ID'ers say too?

I never thought about it this way, but you could say that religion is a conspiracy theory.

David said...

Of course. Religion is the ultimate conspiracy theory. The world is run by a secret, omnipotent force.

Brit said...

In other words, seeing agency where there is none.

That's why the Bible and The Da Vinci Code are both bestsellers.

Brit said...

Memes are all about the lack of a single agency, and Dan Brown is way more popular (and dangerous to religion) than Dawkins.

Brit said...

'You guys' (you crazy, crazy guys)?